Bm7♭5
Bm7♭5
B M7♭5
Intermediate
Diminished
Half-Diminished
Half-diminished chord - common in jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
B
RootD
Minor 3rdF
Diminished 5thA
Minor 7thInterval Details
B
Root
D
Minor 3rd
F
Diminished 5th
A
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
B - D - F - A
Bass: BInversion 1
D - F - A - B
Bass: DInversion 2
F - A - B - D
Bass: FInversion 3
A - B - D - F
Bass: ACompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Bm7♭5 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Bm7♭5
B7#9#11
B13#9#11
B7#9#11b13
Bm9b5
Simplified
Bdim
Alternate Symbols
Bm7b5
Bø
B-7b5
Bh7
Bh
Tags
half-diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4